Alexandre Dumas Pere

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 1465 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1998-05-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780191611100

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Louise de la Valli?re by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

Louise de la Balliere is the middle section of The Vicomte de Bragelonne or, Ten Years After. Against a tender love story, Dumas continues the suspense which began with The Vicomte de Bragelonne and will end with The Man in the Iron Mask. It is early summer, 1661, and the royal court of France is in turmoil. Can it be true that the King is in love with the Duchess d'Orleans? Or has his eye been caught by the sweet and gentle Louise de la Valliere? No one is more anxious to know the answer than Raoul, son of Athos, who loves Louise more than life itself. Behind the scenes, dark intrigues are afoot. Louis XIV is intent on making himself absolute master of France. Imminent crisis shakes the now aging Musketeers and d'Artagnan out of their complacent retirement, but is the cause just? This new edition of the classic English translation of 1857 is richly annotated and sets Dumas's invigorating tale in its historical and cultural context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Xist Publishing
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2016-02-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781681956435

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The Borgias by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

The Encyclopedia of the Famous Borgias Family The Borgias by Alexandre Dumas is not necessarily a fiction novel but a history lesson with some fiction in it about the famous House of Borgia that ruled Renaissance Italy. Witness their corruption, the different plots to eliminate their opponents and climb the power ladder from bribery, simony and theft to incest and murder. ,This book has been professionally formatted for e-readers and contains a bonus book club leadership guide and discussion questions. We hope you’ll share this book with your friends, neighbors and colleagues and can’t wait to hear what you have to say about it.

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Authors, French
ISBN : HARVARD:32044087035978

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The Memoirs of Alexandre Dumas (Père) by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 2836 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2023-12-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547782964

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The Count of Monte Cristo + The Three Musketeers + The Man in the Iron Mask (3 Unabridged Classics) by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Count of Monte Cristo + The Three Musketeers + The Man in the Iron Mask (3 Unabridged Classics)" contains 3 unabridged classic books in one volume and is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. The Count of Monte Cristo The Three Musketeers The Man in the Iron Mask The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, first published in serial form from August 1844 until January 1846. The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean, and in the Levant during the historical events of 1815–1838. It begins from just before the Hundred Days period and spans through to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. It focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty. The Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first published in serial form in 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard. D'Artagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those are his friends Athos, Porthos and Aramis, inseparable friends who live by the motto "all for one, one for all", a motto which is first put forth by d'Artagnan. The Man in the Iron Mask climactically concludes the epic adventures of the three Musketeers.

Author : Tom Reiss
Publisher : Crown
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780307952950

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The Black Count by Tom Reiss Pdf

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY • ONE OF ESQUIRE’S BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME General Alex Dumas is a man almost unknown today, yet his story is strikingly familiar—because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used his larger-than-life feats as inspiration for such classics as The Count of Monte Cristo and The Three Musketeers. But, hidden behind General Dumas's swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: he was the son of a black slave—who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time. Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas made his way to Paris, where he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution—until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat. The Black Count is simultaneously a riveting adventure story, a lushly textured evocation of 18th-century France, and a window into the modern world’s first multi-racial society. TIME magazine called The Black Count "one of those quintessentially human stories of strength and courage that sheds light on the historical moment that made it possible." But it is also a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son.

Author : Arthur Fitzwilliam Davidson
Publisher : Westminster : A. Constable & Company,Limited
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1902
Category : Authors, French
ISBN : UIUC:30112040149665

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Alexandre Dumas (père) His Life and Works by Arthur Fitzwilliam Davidson Pdf

A biography of Alexandre Dumas covering his life from boyhood through his death.Originally published for the centenary of Dumas' birth in 1902 with a detailed bibliography and index. "There is no question here of introducing an unknown man or discovering an unrecognized genius: Dumas is the property of all the world," Arthur F. Davidson.

Author : Andre Maurois
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781447488033

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Alexandre Dumas - A Great Life in Brief by Andre Maurois Pdf

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : David Downie
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-28
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781466841253

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A Passion for Paris by David Downie Pdf

"A top-notch walking tour of Paris. . . . The author's encyclopedic knowledge of the city and its artists grants him a mystical gift of access: doors left ajar and carriage gates left open foster his search for the city's magical story. Anyone who loves Paris will adore this joyful book. Readers visiting the city are advised to take it with them to discover countless new experiences." —Kirkus Reviews (starred) A unique combination of memoir, history, and travelogue, this is author David Downie's irreverent quest to uncover why Paris is the world's most romantic city—and has been for over 150 years. Abounding in secluded, atmospheric parks, artists' studios, cafes, restaurants and streets little changed since the 1800s, Paris exudes romance. The art and architecture, the cityscape, riverbanks, and the unparalleled quality of daily life are part of the equation. But the city's allure derives equally from hidden sources: querulous inhabitants, a bizarre culture of heroic negativity, and a rich historical past supplying enigmas, pleasures and challenges. Rarely do visitors suspect the glamor and chic and the carefree atmosphere of the City of Light grew from and still feed off the dark fountainheads of riot, rebellion, mayhem and melancholy—and the subversive literature, art and music of the Romantic Age. Weaving together his own with the lives and loves of Victor Hugo, Georges Sand, Charles Baudelaire, Balzac, Nadar and other great Romantics Downie delights in the city's secular romantic pilgrimage sites asking , Why Paris, not Venice or Rome—the tap root of "romance"—or Berlin, Vienna and London—where the earliest Romantics built castles-in-the-air and sang odes to nightingales? Read A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light and find out.

Author : Douglas Munro
Publisher : New York : Garland Pub.
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105216806237

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Alexandre Dumas Père by Douglas Munro Pdf

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044100895291

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The Memoirs of Alexandre Dumas (Père) by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

Author : Arthur Fitzwilliam Davidson
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1354402642

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Alexandre Dumas (Pere) His Life and Works by Arthur Fitzwilliam Davidson Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : France
ISBN : HARVARD:HWAEUU

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Twenty Years After by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Delphi Classics
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781786569059

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The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas - Delphi Classics (Illustrated) by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Black Tulip’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Collected Works of Alexandre Dumas’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Dumas includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Black Tulip’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Dumas’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the textPlease visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles

Author : Arthur Fitzwilliam Davidson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-04
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1333027923

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Alexandre Dumas (Père) by Arthur Fitzwilliam Davidson Pdf

Excerpt from Alexandre Dumas (Pere): His Life and Works Still the excuse will serve fora reason: a century is, no doubt, a good number, and demands - like Sydney Smith's Equator - to be treated with all possible respect. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101201527

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The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

"We read The Three Musketeers to experience a sense of romance and for the sheer excitement of the story," reflected Clifton Fadiman. "In these violent pages all is action, intrigue, suspense, surprise--an almost endless chain of duels, murders, love affairs, unmaskings, ambushes, hairbreadth escapes, wild rides. It is all impossible and it is all magnificent." First published in 1844, Alexandre Dumas's swashbuckling epic chronicles the adventures of D'Artagnan, a gallant young nobleman who journeys to Paris in 1625 hoping to join the ranks of musketeers guarding Louis XIII. He soon finds himself fighting alongside three heroic comrades--Athos, Porthos, and Aramis--who seek to uphold the honor of the king by foiling the wicked plots of Cardinal Richelieu and the beautiful spy "Milady." "Dumas will be read a hundred, nay, three hundred years on," wrote John Galsworthy. "His greatest creation is undoubtedly D'Artagnan, type at once of the fighting adventurer and of the trusty servant, whose wily blade is ever at the back of those whose hearts have neither his magnanimity nor his courage. Few, if any, characters in fiction inspire one with such belief in their individual existences. . . . To one who made D'Artagnan all shall be forgiven." Clifton Fadiman agreed: "Dumas enjoyed writing his stories. . . . The pleasure he must have felt in creating D'Artagnan's troubles and triumphs flashes out of these pages. . . . Dumas rampaged through the history of France, inventing, changing, distorting--doing whatever was needed to produce a tale to hold the reader breathless."